Lisa & Eric in Minnetonka, MN

Two years after meeting, and following a surprise proposal in the Grand Tetons, Lisa and Eric began planning an Africa-inspired wedding weekend. The Bride Lisa Transfeldt, 27 The Groom Eric Atkins, 26 The Date June 17 Lisa and Eric first connected when Eric introduced himself to their graduate school class by saying he had recently returned from working in South Africa. “My parents are originally from there, and I have spent significant time traveling and studying in South Africa,” Lisa explains. The coincidence helped forge an immediate attraction. As Eric puts it: “Although Lisa claims she casually came over only to talk about South Africa, I claim she made a beeline toward me.”